Can you all please do a little caveat emptor

[Story]

If you're saying a jokes went too far, that's definitely saying somethin'. Haha!!.. but nobody wants to see those furry handguards! Keep it on tinder!

Too​

Late​

 

[W.E.G.]

Fill your specimen cups to the line, and place them in the cabinet. Try to keep it off the floor.

 

[harleyrider]

... 'cept me... you can trust me

Ahhh I don’t about that. Pretty shady character here. I mean, look at the scary avatar.

HR

 

[TenTea]

I gots yer furry handguards rightcheer!

 

[homerr]

koathmann account is also compromised, posted an m1 carbine 3 times with a fake timestamp.

 

[Red Dog 1]

Yes I did a I Will Take it just in case.It didn’t post because he is not connected to Fal Files system. He has faked the whole appearance,

 

[hopdevil]

I posted I would take it. Asked to call since he has been inactive for a year. I knew the gig was up then. His phone was “in service”

 

[Fallujahgrunt]

Another too good to be true deal….

Stiener Otal-c - L3 harris Ngal

I am a gear reviewer and no longer have use for these items will sell at 65-70 percent of purchase value. Both only used at time of gear publication. Very well cared for by some one who obsessively takes care of there stuff. No sratches or blemishes. In immaculate - S++ condition Steiner can...

www.falfiles.com

 

[CeltofMissouri]

... 'cept me... you can trust me

I dunno, all those bodies in the backyard. Ehm, yeah I trust you sure! No concrete galoshes for me.

 

[meltblown]

Can we get a hookers and blow section for the MP? Craigslist shut it down.

 

[warsteiner_1970]

There are some on here I won't even wait for funds to arrive from before I ship, their word is good with me. Others, let's see that cash, or proof of life on what I'm buying.

 

[fullmann]

Had a friend ask for guidance on picking up a P7 that he felt uneasy about.
I had him to ask for a very specific picture, like the pistol sitting on the left front burner of his stove, or put it in the bottom of a pot. Something that couldn’t just be harvested from the Internet.
The seller declined and I saved my buddy a couple grand.
Though it won’t be 100% because some people suck and will rob you regardless, just another step to prove that they actually have it in hand.

 

[fod]

"Trust, but verify"

 

[allamerican401]

I think Story needs to see a dog groomer! The biggest threat to his AO are Big Foot hunters! Hahaha!!

 

[W.E.G.]

I hate the end of the month.

 

[PvtJoker]

Yeah, I got screwed out of $145 on a Gunbroker auction, and of course their "buyer protection" bullshit doesn't cover the first $100 or above $400, nor the taxes and shipping. So I just cancelled 3 auctions I had running there (which cost them FAR more in lost fees revenue) so I may be listing some of it here or other forums, IF I can figure out a reasonably safe way to do so. And yes; I have a sneaking suspicion that this is some sort of anti-gun activists or maybe even the .gov behind some of this spoofing crap. Anything they can do to be a pain in the ass.

 

[PvtJoker]

If you don’t know the seller, or you think there may be something weird, go ahead and post “I’ll take it.”

Then do SOME due diligence to make sure the deal is legit.

Ask them to let you call them. Or do the pic with piece of paper with your name on it next to the item.

Back out if they won’t cooperate.

It’s CRAZY to just fire-off several hundred unrecoverable dollars to someone without doing SOME due diligence first.

Assume you can trust NOBODY here.

Just an idea- could the mods tell the difference between these hacked accounts and the real ones? If so, maybe once a week or so, let those getting ready to sell and/or buy something here both contact the mod and get the "password" that is NOT to be shared on the board, and then both buyer and seller contact each other by phone or email or some other means to confirm they are both legit? Kind of like an IFF friend/foe code, that changes up often enough to keep it limited where someone who hacks an account cannot access it; only the registered members and only by going through the mod (or someone who has access to confirm who is real or not)? Or maybe something along those lines?

 

[ce]

WTS. Fal on gear logo imbel receiver

#116165 lower, nice original park StG, typical scratchy butt, metal very nice, warm patina over all, healthy, clean, smells good, feels good, looks good, and as we all know, it's is always better to look good, and this rifle looks marvelous. No pics, no questions, just send the money. $950...

www.falfiles.com

 

[allamerican401]

WTS. Fal on gear logo imbel receiver

#116165 lower, nice original park StG, typical scratchy butt, metal very nice, warm patina over all, healthy, clean, smells good, feels good, looks good, and as we all know, it's is always better to look good, and this rifle looks marvelous. No pics, no questions, just send the money. $950...

www.falfiles.com

Good song, but did that end up being a scam or a good sale? I did just change my password & add the 2nd step. It sucks that we can no longer trust well known members that aren't regulars. The G1 sale got me already. My first real scam that I recall (in current memory) since a less than $20 ebay hacked account that I purchased years ago.

The big one that got me was right after Sarco changed their website. I didn't use my debit card often then & it happened that night. Had to get a new card but didn't lose anything.

 

[ce]

Yeah, that deal went down real good, and it was the way things were done for a while, people sending each other free parts and everyone had honor and dignity.
I guess it's a bygone era now that everyone demands dickpix with every purchase, and a brazilian angles of pics of a magazine or a gas tube, and a microscopic colonoscopy of somebody's smoothbore.

Here's another one that was so cool to be involved in.
Things went awry and astray, and then a long way, but what a cool deal and a cool buyer. I asked for extra shipping and he paid it no problem, so I sent him a bonus.
It was awesome, and now looking back, he got a great deal and totally appreciated it.

Acurra ce International Rhodesians

Century inch unibrow, Imbel barrel with excellent bore, inch charging handle and mag, sold as pair with consecutive rack numbers, genuine paint $1700 11059922903/] /11059907583/] 11060011586/]

www.falfiles.com

 

[W.E.G.]

If they made ce in Christmas-stocking size, every kid would want one.

Making sitting on laps of fat seasonal workers great again!

Ho, ho, hoe!!!

 

[7.62mm_NATO]

If you don’t know the seller, or you think there may be something weird, go ahead and post “I’ll take it.”

Then do SOME due diligence to make sure the deal is legit.

Ask them to let you call them. Or do the pic with piece of paper with your name on it next to the item.

Back out if they won’t cooperate.

It’s CRAZY to just fire-off several hundred unrecoverable dollars to someone without doing SOME due diligence first.

Assume you can trust NOBODY here.

Yep, this philosophy also applies to scumbag Buyers.

 

[7.62mm_NATO]

Assume you can trust NOBODY here.

This deserves its own dedicated sticky in every forum of this website.

 

[jugrunner]

I don't think anyone want's to be me ..... ..... Most have not figured out what "Alpha Mail" means .. ??????

 

[peter-paul]

I work in cyber security full time, professionally. In addition, I was a penetration tester (hacker) for a good period of my career. I'm willing to do a Zoom call/class with members to talk about best practices, and to help them set up password managers on their devices. If there is interest, feel free to P.M. me.

I'm happy to talk about how credential-stuffing works and how to eliminate the threat of it.

I'm also happy to answer general security questions like how does 2-step verification work, why do I get warnings about website certificates, etc.